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Crisis Centre Ministries, which runs the Wild Goose Café in Stapleton Road, added: “The Met office are forecasting a spell of cold weather from this Sunday for more than three nights, so the Severe Weather EmergencyProtocol will be activated in Bristol.

“Please direct rough sleepers on Sunday to the Compass Centre.”

SWEP is now activated

The SWEP is activated when there are three consecutive nights of extreme weather forecasted.

It will be coordinated from the Compass Centre in 1 Jamaica Street, Bristol, which is run by St Mungo’s.

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Bristol City Council said priority for access to SWEP spaces will be decided by the Outreach team. People will be allocated bed spaces from the Compass Centre and advised on how to reach the hostel bed spaces.

The night shelters are run by St Mungo’s, The Julian Trust, Caring in Bristol and Crisis Centre Ministries, who are all part of the Rough Sleeping Partnership, set up by Bristol City Council.

Mayor Marvin Rees said: “Homelessness remains one of the biggest problems we face in the city. It is a complex problem without a single, clear solution.

“While these shelter beds provide a vital lifeline in the short term, we are working hard to get organisations across the city to come together to progress towards long term change.

“With the cold weather setting in, it remains our priority to get people off the streets and find sustainable solutions and safe, supportive environments for some of the city’s most vulnerable people.”

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Safer off the Streets (#SOSBristol): The four charities that provide night shelters to support rough sleepers have come together to set up a single, online crowdfunding appeal that offers people the chance to donate a specific sum - £17 – to provide one bed for one night to a homeless person. https://www.fundsurfer.com/project/bristol-rough-sleeping-partnership

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None of our night shelters can operate without the dedication of volunteers, and in Bristol, helping the homeless by giving up a night a week or a night a month is the best way. You can contact the charities directly: